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They said that they are £2 an hour per child short, which is no surprise if we consider the living wage and staff ratios. Does the minister recognise that figure?
We are seeing more and more people being diagnosed with dementia as the population lives longer. One of the things that Scotland is recognised for internationally is our high rate of diagnosis of dementia.
(S5O-01059) The Scottish Prison Service is on a transformational journey not only to bring change to the lives of those in custody and their families, but to deliver a modernised prison service.
To continue our commitment in that regard and ensure that the system is built on the foundation of real, lived experience and expertise, in January we will launch the recruitment exercise for 2,000 volunteers to join our experience panels.
Duncan McNeil just mentioned the living wage. The Government needs to look at how much money it is taking from people on the minimum wage and the living wage before it starts telling business to pay higher wages.
The restrictions are a principal tool in ensuring that we meet our objectives and that people’s lives in Scotland are made safer. Therefore, we cannot separate them out in that way.
We have to accept that that might not happen if there is a disaster that results in a death and officers are moving on to do something else and save lives. As I said, it is not a clinical exercise.